Padres make Minors trade among roster moves

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres tidied up their 40-man roster on Thursday in advance of the Rule 5 Draft next month, pulling off a trade, adding three to the roster while shedding two other players.

The Padres traded outfielder Reymond Fuentes to the Royals in exchange for left-handed pitcher Kyle Bartsch. Bartsch, 23, was 5-5 with seven saves and a 2.29 ERA last season with Class A Advanced Wilmington.

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres tidied up their 40-man roster on Thursday in advance of the Rule 5 Draft next month, pulling off a trade, adding three to the roster while shedding two other players.

The Padres traded outfielder Reymond Fuentes to the Royals in exchange for left-handed pitcher Kyle Bartsch. Bartsch, 23, was 5-5 with seven saves and a 2.29 ERA last season with Class A Advanced Wilmington.

Fuentes, who would have had to have been protected on the 40-man roster, appeared in 88 games in 2014, hitting .293 between Double-A San Antonio and Triple-A El Paso. Fuentes hit .152 in 23 games for the Padres in 2013.

Fuentes had a big year in the Minor Leagues in '13, hitting .330 at two levels with 35 steals, prompting a big league promotion.

Dickerson, obtained last winter from the Pirates, missed most of last season after needing heal surgery on his left foot after injuring it in Spring Training. Dickerson returned to play in 34 games in San Antonio, hitting .321 with three home runs and 24 RBIs.

Guerrero was a combined 6-1 with a 1.45 ERA in two Minor League stops last season, both in Class A. He had 56 strikeouts in 49 2/3 innings. He also pitched in the Arizona Fall League, allowing 10 runs over four innings.